New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-12
AGAIN THE VOLUNTEER.
CARRYING OFF TIE BOSTON HERALD CUP.
THE sAcHEM WINNER AMONG THE scHooNkkS
AT MARBLEHEAD.
IVY TKLEGRAPu TO THE TRiRuSn-l


BosroS. Aug. IL tsp eiab,-lt is tie story tha'
will soon ge: 20 be lnOnotonous but none inc icN'
slways graft ing, in view of the approaching oon,
.es. with the Thistle. The Volunteer detea'ea al
the frst-ciass soops Handsomely, capturing INC
81 600 trophy given by The Boston HcFa'" ana Tue
500 prIze of the Eastern Yacht Ciho' ana ulo
sachem carried off the $3.50 prize Tor sen oheIs'
On the whole the race to-day was the pest
test to which the Volunteer las yet been
snhected The race began with a0od whoie-sal
b,eeze which freshencd into regular topmast
moving breeze before the finish. The volunteer
before was ut her best in the windwaTd worK. She
ontsailed everything. beating the next nearest
boat. the Atlantic. by seven minutes In the other
two twelve-mile reaches the iirst with the
wind on the starboard quarter, tho other
with the wind abean. she Improved her
posltion only minute or two. but on
these points of sailing her competitors
are exceedingly fast boats and 10 be greatly
superlor TO them IN windward work and on the
whole trlhe uUerior TO them in other work Is ac-
completing great deal.
The Atlantic made close race OF II with the Puri-
tan, and grauied her admirers. The Maynower olu
poorly and the general opinion is than she was
badly handled. This was great day for Boston, TOT
every man ia Boston regards victory won oV the
Volunteer Mayf0wer or Puritan. as VictorS
won by himself. and Boston means to snow mat
she can rejoice in the possession OF other lhihgS
besides the greatest bruiser IN the world IL WAS
n great day Tor certain Boston steamboat owners
for ont of Boston's aquatic pride they saw a
glorious chance of making money. Fom big
steamers went forth laden with passengers
who paid 81 head, and why notY Surely
n Yacht race IN which some OF the
aeetest whte-winged flyers competed was worth
paving as much 10 as a knocklng-out show.
One steamer charged So a head and threw In a
lunch. But IT a still greater day for Marble
head The owner of dory must be sadly lacking
I'm business enterprise who didn't make more money
than his dory was worth.
About 10 o'clock the yachts begin getting under
way for the starting line and with them goes a
rreat fleet of small craft. The starting stakeboat
is anchored about third OF mile east OF Hallway
Rock. The course is land ont in the shape OF an
eonilatoral triangle. The termination of the first
leg, twelve miles long is marked by raft bearing
a red flag anchored bait mile east OF the Harding
bell-buoy A similar float bearing about
twelve and half miles east from
Hardlngs. marks the termination OF
the second leg and tho third leg is from thence TO
the starting line Before the preparation signal
was given the little thrd-class sloop Dream, that
was carrying big club topsail, broke
her topmast and thus put ont OF the
race At 1925 the whistle of the committee
boat rooted shiill warning to the frst-cass boats
to get ready. aad five minutes later win another
seonzine loot sent them off and the regatta of the
Eastern Yacht Club and the race for the $l.OOo
Boston Herald Cup began. At 1910 the second-
class soops were started and at 1:55 the third
sloops For all these the start Was from the signal
guns.
The wind was still a good WHOLESALE breeze. All
the big sloops carried mainsail. club topsal stay
sai jib and jib topsai and they went over on the
stsrboaId tack. For once the Volunteer man
aged 10 get a little better start than the
shrevdly mannnyred Puritan. The Priscilla went
about soon after he start. The Atlantic followed
and the Volunteer was rext to tack we'll to wind
ward and she soon walked away from the Atlantic.
The Atlantic takes in her ib top sail That she may
point better but the peerless Volunteer peerless at
least OH this de the Atlantic. sticks TO her
aud continued TO increase her lead, working TO
windward too. a triAe better than he Atlantic
Seeing this the Atlantic again set her jib topsah
The Puritan made long sarboard reach
knowing that she couldn't accomplish much by
irving to follow such swift pair of heels as the
Volunteer showed. The May fower went about at
1855 on the starboard tack, perhaps for similar
reasons The Priscilla still continued TO
chase the Atlantic and Volunteer The Volunteer
tackled to port again at 1910 and soon thereafter
took in her lib iopsai The Atlantic tackled after
the Volunteer at 1906. the Priscilla followed
suit at 12:I1 The Volunteer tried
the port tack again at 12:l6-
The Atlantic took in her b-top sail at 1920,
fudlng that she dropped too much to
Ieeward with 1t aud went about at l2:2l.
The sachen at this time led the schooners
The wind mean WHILE freshened and big fleet OF
steamers kept pace with the Volunteer keeping
ri
great racket when she rounded the first stake-boat
The Volunteer went about at LOO on the port tack
and at 1:24 tackled again. heading for The little
niece of red hunting that flut,ered only few
feet above tine water, marking the end OF the
first leg of the triangle. large fleet OF small
boats were anchored there and tugs had for some
time been giving gentle toots on their steam
whistles 20 ascertain wbnsher they are in proper
ton 10 voice the general enthusiasm. The Noiun-
teer passed at 1:27:30, eased OF her sheets
and with the wind on her Starboard
quarter was off like race horse Tor
the second stake boat The tug boats
screamed and the passengers cheered and waved
hats and handkerchiefs and felt that
they were getting their moneys worth.
The Volunteer broke out her balloon jlb topsa four
minutes after weatherIng the red flag The Atlantic
came along next at 1855 and was smarter
with her balloon jib topsall than the
Volunteer breaking it ont immediately
after passing the flag. The Puritan went around
al 1:39l5 aud got a good share Of what is
the nautical substitute for applause
The Volunteer crossed the fnis h line at 3:5O:54
The Puritan and Atlantic had a hot race
for it. Kissing through the water they came,
the Atlantic gaining, but the Puritan got to the
line first by just 20 seconds crossing at 35S:45.
The Atlantic turned the buoy at 3:59;O5. The
Priscilla crossed at 4:O2:I2, the Mayh at
s:O4:OS. Beaten BY everything and only , a
little while ago. before the Volunteer came on the
scene she cOud beat everything. Shrewd people
tay that the fault not with the boat. The foloW-
spg table shows results in detail:
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Elapsed Correct
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